Packaging
Robatech cancels participation in interpack and drupa 2021 trade shows
The Swiss manufacturer of adhesive application solutions says it wants to give top priority to visitors’ and employees’ health.
Mondi partners with SalzburgMilch and SPAR to reduce plastic waste from food packaging
Leading packaging and paper manufacturer, Mondi, is launching a fully recyclable 80% paper-based packaging solution for cold meats and cheese.
Joining up in Russia
The dairy giant Danone has worked with packaging partners RETAL to launch new products in the country.
PPMA Show launches new Meeting Hub
Following the unforeseen postponement of this year’s PPMA Show, the PPMA Group of Associations has initiated a new Meeting Hub to connect a range of buyers with industry suppliers.
DMK repositions as part of Vision 2030
In May, Germany’s DMK Group successfully put its range of protein-rich products under a common concept roof, and the company will be extending this approach to two further product groups in September.
Müller rolls out ambient recipe and enhances recyclability of FRijj range
Müller’s FRijj brand, made using milk from British farms, will benefit from a new fully recyclable bottle and a long lasting ambient recipe from late July.
Ecolean enters Brazil with packaging for Betânia Lácteos
Ecolean has announced its expansion into Brazil with the launch of the lightweight Ecolean Air package for Betânia Lácteos, the largest dairy producer in the north-eastern region.
Cathedral City and TerraCycle launch UK’s first cheese packaging recycling scheme
The programme will encourage people to collect flexible film cheese packaging and drop it off at one of the scheme’s public access drop-off points across the UK.
PPMA Show 2020 postponed
The PPMA Show has been postponed until 2021; the PPMA stated that the risk of hosting this year’s event “was too great”.
New carton from Elopak
Elopak, a supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment for liquid food, has launched Pure-Pak Imagine, its most environmentally friendly carton to date, the company says.
New poll reveals UK public supporting an ‘all-in’ DRS
A new landmark poll commissioned by Nature 2030 has revealed that people in the UK will support an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme model with a variable deposit.
SIG announces funding for sustainable packaging research at EPFL
SIG will fund breakthrough research at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, as part of a joint initiative with Nestlé, Logitech and other partners, to tackle environmental challenges associated with plastic waste.
Arla Foods UK revamps its best-before labels
Arla Foods UK has made the decision to switch to best-before labels from 2020, to attempt to reduce dairy waste.
It has asked milk drinkers to vote on their favourite labels, of which there are three options.
Dumping of milk and effort
Any time you hear about a dairy farmer dumping their milk instead of having it sent off for processing, it is sad. All that time and effort on the part of the famers, their staff and their cows, just going down into the slurry pit.